NJ Co. Presses 3rd Circ. To Nix Hudson Tunnel Project PLA

By Tom Lotshaw

A New Jersey company has urged the Third Circuit to scrap a project labor agreement the Gateway Development Commission entered for the Hudson Tunnel Project, claiming the agreement unlawfully blocked it and its United Steelworkers employees from vying for a major segment of the project.

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Developer Says Power Broker, Atty Brother Seek Rushed Ruling

By George Woolston

A Philadelphia-based developer has told a New Jersey state court that South Jersey power broker George Norcross and his attorney brother's opposition to his bid to amend his suit is really an effort to get an untimely ruling.

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Chevron Gets Steel Firm's NJ Soil Cleanup Suit Pared Down

By Carla Baranauckas

A New Jersey federal judge tossed contract claims from a Maryland-based steel company accusing Chevron USA Inc. of failing to clean up pesticide contamination at a New Jersey industrial site, while allowing environmental and indemnity counts to proceed.

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Hyundai, Kia Face Claims Over Defective Charging System

By Aneeta Mathur-Ashton

A subsidiary of Hyundai Motor Group is facing a proposed class action in New Jersey federal court alleging it sold defective charging units and benefited financially from covering up the problems.

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Frontier Pays Flight Attendants Only While In Air, Suit Says

By MJ Koo

Frontier Airlines underpaid flight attendants by compensating them only for time spent in the air while requiring hours of unpaid work before and after each flight, according to a proposed class action filed in New Jersey federal court.

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Family Files Negligence Suit Over NY Helicopter Crash

By Linda Chiem

The estates of the Barcelona family who died in a helicopter crash over the Hudson River last year have accused the New York tour charter company and its owner of negligently maintaining the helicopter, which broke apart midair, according to a new Manhattan state court complaint.

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Costco Says '100% Agave' Tequila Suit Belongs In Mexico

By Ben Adlin

Costco has urged a Washington federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit accusing the retailer of falsely labeling its Kirkland Signature tequila as made from pure agave, arguing that a U.S. court exercising jurisdiction over the case would interfere with Mexico's "exclusive sovereign authority to determine what is and is not 100% agave tequila."

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Prediction Market Platform Probes Merit Strategic Responses

As the battle over the regulation of prediction markets is being waged between states and the federal government, investigations into insider trading allegations are increasingly originating from inside the exchanges themselves, creating obvious risks for market participants — as well as opportunities, say attorneys at Kobre & Kim.

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Law School's Missed Lessons: How To Draft Pleadings

Most law school graduates step into their first jobs without ever having drafted a complaint, answer, motion or other type of pleading, but that gap can be closed by understanding the strategy embedded in every filing, writing with clarity and purpose, and seeking feedback at every step, says Eric Yakaitis at Haug Barron.

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The 2026 Lawyer Satisfaction Survey: Where Do You Stand?

How is your work-life balance? Are you content with your compensation and opportunities for advancement at work? Take the 2026 Law360 Lawyer Satisfaction Survey and share your thoughts.

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Bar Complaint Calls Out EEOC Chair's Law Firm DEI Letters

By Grace Elletson

A legal advocacy group asked the Virginia State Bar to investigate whether U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Chair Andrea Lucas violated ethics rules by declining to investigate LGBTQ+ bias complaints and sending letters demanding information from law firms on their diversity, equity and inclusion practices.

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Judge Albright Changed The Landscape Of Patent Litigation

By Dani Kass

U.S. District Judge Alan Albright of the Western District of Texas became infamous in 2019 when he drew repeated chastising from the Federal Circuit for hoarding patent cases, but in the wake of his plans to step down, attorneys say the judge's biggest legacy has become his efficient, common sense approach to litigation.

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'Cheap' Judge OKs $19.5M Snap Deal Fees But 'No Bentleys'

By Craig Clough

After warning counsel who negotiated a $65 million securities settlement with Snap that he is "notoriously cheap," and in a tentative order gave a "haircut" to their $19.5 million fee request, a California federal judge talked himself out of the trim at a hearing Thursday but quipped, "No Bentleys."

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Paul Clement, Abbe Lowell To Argue For Firms In EO Appeals

By Lauren Berg

Four BigLaw firms and a national security attorney informed the D.C. Circuit on Thursday that heavyweight litigators Paul D. Clement of Clement & Murphy PLLC and Abbe David Lowell of Lowell & Associates PLLC will present their arguments against the Trump administration's appeal seeking to reinstate executive orders that were deemed unconstitutional.

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Another 'Inventing Anna' Attorney Gets Disbarred

By Emily Sawicki

A New York state appeals court has accepted the resignation of a New York City attorney amid a misconduct investigation, reportedly leaving high-profile socialite scammer Anna Sorokin without legal counsel while facing fee claims from her former lawyer, according to a Thursday notice by opposing counsel.

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DOJ Watchdog To Review Handling Of Epstein Files

By Courtney Bublé

The U.S. Department of Justice watchdog announced Thursday that it will be reviewing the department's release of the Epstein files after much bipartisan pushback that it has been slow and error-ridden.

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Ex-DA's Defamation Claims Tied To Menendez Work Risk Toss

By Rae Ann Varona

A Los Angeles County prosecutor-turned-public defender fought uphill Thursday to pursue defamation claims against a former colleague who criticized her advocacy for the release of Erik and Lyle Menendez, with a California state court judge saying that alleged comments like calling the attorney a "quisling" — or traitor — were nonactionable opinions.

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ICE Courthouse Arrest Policy Faces New Stay Bid After Error

By Adrian Cruz

Civil rights groups suing the U.S. government to block immigration courthouse arrests asked a New York federal judge to stay the enforcement of the arrest policy, arguing that government attorneys have retracted their original position on the legality of the arrests.

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Immigration Board Says Judge Glossed Over Inconsistencies

By Tom Lotshaw

An immigration judge failed to address and explain inconsistencies before finding a Cameroonian man credible and granting him withholding of removal protection, the Board of Immigration Appeals said in a decision designated as precedential.

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Ex-EEOC Official Accuses Agency Of 'Ironic' LGBTQ+ Bias

By Hailey Konnath

A former U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission director sued the agency in California federal court Thursday, alleging it forced him, a queer and transgender man, to participate in the "erasure" of LGBTQ+ individuals, a move his attorney called "ironic" for the agency tasked with upholding antidiscrimination laws.

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